UN / EBOLA CERF

The United Nations said that 2 million US dollars have been allocated to support critical Ebola preparedness activities in South Sudan. UNIFEED / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:03
• Production Date: 4 February 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 2353939
• Parent Id: 2353939
• Alternate Title: unifeed190204c

Description

STORY: UN / EBOLA CERF
TRT: 01:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED / FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 04 FEBRUARY 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

04 FEBRUARY 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, UN spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Humanitarian colleagues reported that the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated $2 million to support critical Ebola preparedness activities to protect an estimated 440,000 people in high-risk areas of South Sudan, as the outbreak continues in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).”

FILE – WHO - 24 -28 JANUARY 2019, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SOUTH SUDAN

5. Med shot, health care worker putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
6. Tilt up, vaccine being prepared
7. Med shot, health care worker being vaccinated
8. Wide shot, health workers walking outside lab tent
9. Various shots, lab technician handling vaccines

Storyline

The United Nations said today (04 Feb) that 2 million US dollars have been allocated to support critical Ebola preparedness activities in South Sudan.

United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told journalists that the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) contribution is aimed at protecting “an estimated 440,000 people in high-risk areas of South Sudan, as the outbreak continues in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).”

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that although no cases have been confirmed in South Sudan, the country is at ‘very high-risk’ due to its proximity to the DRC.

The CERF funds will help to strengthen surveillance, build case management capabilities, enhance laboratory services and increase infection control and prevention.